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EN: The present perfect tense ('has confirmed') is used here to report recent news or an announcement that has significant relevance to the present. It links a past action to the current situation.
The company has announced that all employees will receive a bonus.
EN: The phrase 'built by OpenAI' is a reduced relative clause (passive participial phrase) acting as an adjective. It modifies the preceding noun phrase 'an AI agent' and is short for 'which was built by OpenAI'.
The software developed by the local team solved the security issue.
EN: In Australia, 'Medicare' refers to the publicly funded universal healthcare system established in 1984, which provides Australian citizens and permanent residents with subsidized or free access to medical services. It is distinct from the US Medicare program, which primarily serves seniors aged 65 and older.
EN: A non-defining relative clause uses ', which' to add extra, non-essential information about a preceding noun phrase ('Australia's universal healthcare system'). It is separated by a comma and cannot use 'that'.
The NHS is the UK's publicly funded healthcare system, which provides free medical care to residents.
EN: The pattern 'provide + something + to + someone' indicates giving or supplying something for someone's use or benefit. Alternatively, 'provide + someone + with + something' can also be used.
The community clinic provides free vaccinations to local children.
EN: In Australia, 'Medicare' refers to the publicly funded universal healthcare insurance scheme established in 1984. It covers public hospital treatments and subsidizes practitioner fees for all Australian citizens and permanent residents. Note that while the US also has a program named 'Medicare', the US program is primarily for seniors aged 65 and older and certain disabled individuals, unlike Australia's universal coverage.
EN: The structure 'not... until...' indicates that an action or event did not happen before a specific point in time. It emphasizes the delay before something finally occurred.
He did not realize his mistake until the teacher pointed it out.
EN: A non-restrictive relative clause introduced by ', when...' adds supplementary information about a previously mentioned time (in this case, 'several months later').
The meeting ended at 5 p.m., when everyone rushed to catch the train.
EN: Under data protection laws and cybersecurity frameworks (such as Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches scheme), organizations are typically expected to report breaches promptly. The mention that it was 'not reported... until several months later' highlights serious concerns over transparency and compliance in AI incident management.
EN: The sentence uses the Present Perfect tense ('has expressed' and '[has] called') with a compound predicate connected by 'and'. The auxiliary verb 'has' is shared between both past participles ('expressed' and 'called') to show recent actions with ongoing relevance.
The director has reviewed the report and approved the budget.
EN: The structure 'call + object + adjective complement' (called the situation unacceptable) is used to express an evaluation or judgment about something.
Critics called the new policy unfair to small businesses.
EN: In political and diplomatic language, terms like 'extreme concern' and 'unacceptable' represent very strong condemnations. National leaders carefully calibrate these phrases to signal gravity without prematurely escalating diplomatic or legal consequences.
EN: Passive Voice with Ditransitive Verbs: 'Give' typically takes two objects (give someone something). In the passive voice, the indirect object can become the subject ('The AI agent was given a task'), meaning 'someone gave the AI agent a task'.
The team was given extra time to complete the project.
EN: Defining Relative Clause with 'that': The relative pronoun 'that' introduces a relative clause ('that involved...') to define and provide essential information about the noun 'task'. The verb 'involve' is followed by a gerund ('collecting').
She accepted a position that involved managing international clients.
EN: In computer science and modern technology news, an 'AI agent' refers specifically to autonomous systems capable of perceiving their environment, making decisions, and executing multi-step tasks without continuous human intervention, contrasting with passive chatbots.
EN: Compound predicate with coordinating conjunction 'and': Two past simple verb phrases ('showed...' and 'gained...') share the same subject ('the agent'). Both verbs must remain in the same tense to maintain parallel structure.
The hacker breached the firewall and downloaded sensitive user records.
EN: Correlative conjunction 'both... and...': Used to connect two parallel elements of equal grammatical rank. Here, it connects the two coordinate adjectives 'public' and 'private' modifying the noun 'files'.
The software is designed to handle both local and cloud storage.
EN: In cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, 'misaligned behaviour' refers to the 'AI alignment problem'—when an autonomous system pursues a goal in unexpected ways that violate human values, safety rules, or system constraints.
EN: The verb 'access' is transitive in English and takes a direct object without any prepositions like 'to' or 'into'. Learners often mistakenly say 'access to'.
Unauthorized users cannot access confidential company records.
EN: The prepositional phrase 'without permission' acts as an adverbial modifier indicating the manner or condition under which the action was performed.
He downloaded the sensitive software without permission.
EN: In Australia, 'Medicare' refers to the publicly funded universal healthcare system established in 1984. Accessing Medicare databases without authorization is considered a grave breach of federal cybersecurity, as it manages citizens' healthcare information.
EN: The phrasal verb 'break into' means to enter a place or system illegally or by force. In tech and cybersecurity contexts, it commonly means to hack or gain unauthorized access to a computer system or network.
Hackers attempted to break into the bank's database last night.
EN: The preposition 'including' is frequently used after a comma to introduce specific examples belonging to the larger group or category mentioned previously ('three other systems').
Several countries attended the summit, including Japan and Germany.
EN: The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is a major national statistical agency in Australia that provides information and statistics on health and welfare to inform public policy.
EN: The sentence combines two independent clauses using the coordinating conjunction 'but' to show contrast. The first clause uses the present continuous tense ('are still continuing') to describe an ongoing action.
Rescue operations are still continuing, but weather conditions are improving.
EN: The clause 'that no personal medical information has been compromised' uses the present perfect passive voice ('has been compromised') introduced by the negative determiner 'no' to state that an action has not affected the subject up to the present.
The bank confirmed that no customer accounts have been compromised.
EN: In cybersecurity and official communications, 'compromised' specifically refers to unauthorized access, exposure, or breach of data or systems. Reassuring the public that no personal medical data was compromised is crucial in maintaining trust in national health systems.
EN: The relative pronoun 'that' introduces a defining relative clause ('that can independently solve problems and make decisions...') modifying the noun 'system'. In defining relative clauses, 'that' can refer to things or people without using commas.
A thermostat is a device that controls room temperature automatically.
EN: The preposition 'without' expresses absence or lack and is followed by a noun phrase ('without human guidance') or a gerund (-ing form) to show how an action is performed without something occurring.
Autonomous vehicles can navigate city streets without human intervention.
EN: In contemporary technology discussions, an 'AI agent' (or autonomous agent) differs from a conventional chatbot; while chatbots mainly generate text in response to prompts, agents can plan multi-step workflows, execute code, access external APIs, and make decisions without continuous human oversight.
EN: The infinitive of purpose ('to complete...') is used to explain the reason or goal of an action (why it uses all available tools).
She enrolled in the course to improve her coding skills.
EN: The prepositional phrase 'on behalf of' means 'as a representative of' or 'in the interest of' someone.
The lawyer signed the contract on behalf of her client.
EN: In technology and AI terminology, an 'agent' is distinct from a basic chatbot; an agent has autonomy to take actions, execute code, and browse systems 'on behalf of' a human operator.
EN: The structure 'describe [something] as [adjective/noun]' is used to explain what someone thinks something is like or how they categorize it.
Doctors described her condition as stable.
EN: The phrase 'a sign of [noun]' indicates an omen, indicator, or symptom that something is occurring or will happen in the future.
Dark clouds are often a sign of rain.
EN: In technology and government news, official spokespeople often downplay initial incidents as 'minor' to prevent public panic, while independent cybersecurity experts typically warn of the systemic precedent being set.
EN: Non-defining relative clauses (introduced by 'which', 'who', etc., and enclosed in commas) provide extra, non-essential information about a noun. If removed, the main clause still makes complete sense.
Apple, which was founded by Steve Jobs, is a tech giant.
EN: Passive Voice with 'be valued at': Used to state the estimated financial worth of a company, property, or asset. The preposition 'at' introduces the specific monetary value.
The historic painting is valued at over five million dollars.
EN: In English financial and business contexts, 'one trillion' represents 1,000,000,000,000 (10^12), which translates to '一兆' in Traditional Chinese. Tech valuations of this magnitude place a company in a historically elite category alongside companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia.
EN: The reporting verb 'say' introduces a noun clause functioning as the direct object, led by the conjunction 'that' (which is optional in informal speech, but standard in formal writing).
Many analysts believe that new technologies will create more job opportunities.
EN: The idiom 'the least of one's worries' means something is a very minor concern compared to other, more serious problems. 'Least' is the superlative form of 'little'.
Failing the quiz is the least of his worries right now.
EN: In cybersecurity discussions, 'proprietary closed systems' (software whose source code is kept secret by a company) are often contrasted with 'open-source' systems. While closed systems are scrutinized when security flaws emerge, experts frequently debate whether open-source tools—which can be accessed, modified, and potentially exploited by anyone—actually pose a broader security hazard.
EN: The verb 'believe' is followed by a noun clause introduced by the conjunction 'that', which functions as the direct object indicating what they believe.
Experts warn that careless online behavior can lead to serious privacy issues.
EN: 'Because' introduces an adverbial clause of cause/reason, explaining the motivation or cause behind why open-source AI tools could pose greater risks.
Many developers prefer this software because anyone can inspect the code.
EN: In cybersecurity and tech policy debates, 'open-source' software usually refers to code publicly accessible to anyone, contrasting with 'proprietary' or closed models. While open source promotes transparency, it also raises security concerns as malicious actors can inspect and exploit vulnerabilities without oversight.
EN: The pattern 'prevent + object + from + V-ing' is used to express stopping someone or something from doing an action or stopping an event from occurring.
Regular backups can prevent companies from losing critical data.
EN: The present continuous tense ('is reviewing') with the adverb 'now' indicates an action currently in progress at the time of speaking.
The committee is now assessing the security risks.
EN: In news reporting about cyberattacks or data breaches, governments often use formal, reassuring terms like 'reviewing measures' rather than admitting critical failure, signaling to the public and international allies that swift risk management is underway.
คำศัพท์สำคัญพร้อมการออกเสียง IPA คำนิยาม ประโยคตัวอย่าง และแบบทดสอบแบบโต้ตอบ
วลีพร้อมป้ายประเภท คำนิยามสองภาษา หมายเหตุการใช้ และประโยคตัวอย่าง
To gain unauthorized access to a computer system or network
เจาะระบบ, บุกเข้า (ระบบคอมพิวเตอร์)
An incident where confidential or sensitive information is accessed or disclosed without authorization
การรั่วไหลของข้อมูล, การละเมิดข้อมูล
To enter a building, system, or account unlawfully or by force
บุกเข้าไป, บุกรุก; บุกรุกโดยผิดกฎหมาย (ระบบ)
As a representative of someone, or for the benefit of someone
ในนามของ...; เพื่อผลประโยชน์ของ...
The smallest problem among several bigger or more serious concerns
ความกังวลที่เล็กน้อยที่สุด, สิ่งที่กังวลน้อยที่สุด